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From: jhalonen@ix.netcom.com (John Halonen )
Good Old Rocker From ZZ Top
Waitin For The Bus
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From: jhalonen@ix.netcom.com (John Halonen )
Good Old Rocker From ZZ Top
Waitin For The Bus
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From: maclark@halnet.com (Mark A. Clark)
Subject: TAB: Velcro Fly by ZZ_Top
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 10:47:41 -0600 (CST)
SONG: Velcro Fly
ARTIST: ZZ Top
ALBUM: AFTERBURNER
This is the lead break from Velcro Fly as I play it...
Uses lots of pick harmonics.
T=76
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b|-8------8---H^---------------------------------------------------------------
G|----10-----8--10----------------------P^-------------------------------------
D|------------------10--8--10------8--10--8----S-------------------------------
A|-----------------------------10------------10-8------8--10------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------11---------8---------------
e|-------------------------------------------------------11--------------------
b|-----------W--------x-8----P^----------------S-----11------13----------------
G|-----8--10^--8------x-8--10--8----------8--10/-12--------------12------------
D|-10-------------10--------------10--10---------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b|-----11--------S------H^-----------------------------------------------------
G|-12------12--10/-12--8--10-------------8--------------8----------------------
D|----------------------------10--8--10-----10------10-------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------10-----------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
maclark@halnet.com
Intro
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
-13--------------9/10-|-13-------------9/10-|-13------------9/10-|
----10--------10-9/10-|----10----------9/10-|---10-------10-9/10-|
-------12-12----------|-------12-12---------|------12-12---------|
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
------------------------|
-------------------9/10-|
-13b12-10----------9/10-|
-------------10h12------|
----------12------------|
------------------------|
For the rest of the song, the rhythm guitar repeats this measure:
-----------------|
-----------------|
-7-7---7---------|
-7-7---7---------|(these are, of course, D5 power chords)
-5-5---5---------|
-----------------|
After the first verse, play
--------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|
---------------9/10-|---------------9/10-|
-12-12---12---------|-12-12---12---------|
-12-12---12---------|-12-12---12---------|
-10-10---10---------|-10-10---10---------|
and then do the second verse just like the first
The five notes of the transition require you to tune your guitar
down, so I will skip them
--------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
--------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
--------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
-3h5-3------3-------|------------3b5-|--------------|-------------3b--|
-------3h5----------|-5---5---5------|--5----5-5-3--|--5----5-5-5-----|
--------------5-1-|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
-----------3---|-----3b--3b--------|-------------3b-|-------------------|
--5-5----5---3-|---5----------5--3-|--5--5----5-----|--5-5-3------------|
---------------|-------------------|----------------|--------5-5-5b6--5-|
--------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
--------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
--------------------|----------------|---------------|---------------------|
--------------------|-9-7-9-9--------|-------------7-|-9-------------------|
---3-5-3-5b6b5--3-5-|----------9-5-|---7-5----7----|-----------5-7-7b8b7-|
-5------------------|----------------|-7-------------|-----5-5-7-----------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
-5-7-7-5-7b8--5-7-|-5-3-5---5-5-5-5-|----3-5-3--------5-|
--------------------|-----------------|---------------1---|
start singing 3rd verse
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
---------3----------|-----------------|-------------------|
---5p3-5-----5--5---|---3--5--5-------|--5--------(5)p3---|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
After "if the sauce in not too blue", those 5 unplayable notes
are repeated and then go to
and they`re
--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------|
-3h5-3--------------|
-------3h5--3-------|
--------------5-1-|
mine all mine ~~~~
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
-------7------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|---------------3-5-|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
and they sure are fine whoa
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------5-5-7-|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
------------------5-|-------------5-5-|-------------------|
-------5-----5------|--------5--------|-------------------|
gotta have em gimme some now honey
G5F5D5
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------8-8-8-|-8b9b8-6-----------|
----------------7-7-|-----------------|----------7--------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G5F5D5
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|---------------3-|-5-5-3-5b6---------|
---3-5-5------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G5F5D5G5F5D5
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
------------------3-|-5-5-3-----------|----------------12-|
--------------------|-------5---------|-------------------|
--------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------10----------|
-------10----13------------|----------10-------10----------|
-10h12----10-----10-10-----|-10h11-11-11-11-11----10h11-11-|
-----------------------12--|-------------------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------------------|
----------10----------------|----------------------|
-10-10-10----13-13-13h14-13-|-13-13-13-13-13-13----|
-11-11-11----12-12-12----12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
----------------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------|----------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
-10--------------|---10-10--------10-|-12b14-10-12-10------|
------10h12--10--|---------12p10-----|---------------------|
----12-----------|-------------------|---------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
---------------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------|----13----13---------------|
------10-12-10-12----12b14-|-12----12----12---10-------|
---12-------------12-------|---------------------12-12-|
---------------------------|---------------------------|
---------------------------|---------------------------|
-----------10---------|-13b-10---------------------|--------------------|
-----10-13----/15-----|--------10-13---------------|--------------------|
-/11------------------|--------------14
-10------|--------------------|
----------------------|-----------------------12---|-12-12----12--------|
----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
been up Ive been down take my word
---------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
---------------|-----5-------|----------------|--------------|
----5---5-3----|-5---5-3-----|----5---5-3-----|---5---5-3----|
----5---5-3----|-5---5-3-----|----5---5-3-----|---5---5-3----|
---------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
3-3---3------3-|---3-----3-1/|3-3---3-----3-1/|3-3--3-----3--|
my way round I aint askin for much
--------------|--------------|------------------------|-------------------|
---5----------|--------------|------------------------|-------------------|
---5---5-3----|---5---5-3----|------------------------|-------------------|
---5---5-3----|---5---5-3----|-------10----10---10----|-10----------------|
--------------|--------------|-10-10-12-12-13---12-12-|-10-10-------------|
-3---3------3-|-3---3------6-|-8--8-----------8-------|-8--8--0-0-1-1-2-2-|
I said Lord take me downtown Im just lookin for some
----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| tush.
----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
----5---5-3-----|-5---5-3---5---|-2-2-4-4-5-5-4---|-----------------|
----5---5-3-----|-5---5-3---5-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-5-5-7-7-5-5-7-0-|
----------------|---------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
3-3---3-----3-3-|---3-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ive been bad...(into the second verse)
------------------|----------------|
------------------|----------------|
------------------|--------------0-|
------------------|---5-6-7------0-|
------7---8-8-7-7-|-5-3-4-5--------|
-/3-3---3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------|
First solo:
----|------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
----|------------------|-------------------|-----------11/12--------|
----|-----12-12----12--|-12--12--12--12----|/12--12-----------------|
-12p|0/12--------------|-----12------------|--------12--------12----|
----|------------------|-------------------|---------------------12-|
----|------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
---------------------------|---------------3-|-----------------|
-11/12---------------------|----5--/5---5----|-----------------|
----------12----------12---|-5------/5-------|-5---3---5--/3/3-|
-------12----12/12---------|--X--------5-----|---5---5---5-----|
---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
----/12-------------|---/12---------------|/7---6/7---------0-|
-0--/12------3P0--3P|0--/12---------------|/7-----7---7-------|
----/12-------------|---/12---------12----|/7-------7---7-----|
--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
------------------|----------------------|------------------|
/5----------------|----------/11---------|------------------|
/5---3---5--/3-/3p|0--/12--------12------|/10---------------|
/5-5---0----------|--0----12----------12-|------------------|
-----------5------|----------------------|------------------|
------------------|----------------------|------------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------12----12----12----12-12--|-------12-12-12-------12-------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-10/12----12----12----12--------|-10/12-------------10/12----12-|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
-------12----12----12-------12-------|-12---------10----12------|
-------------------------------------|---------12-10-10-12-12---|
-10/12----12----12-------10/12----12-|------10------------------|
-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
-/5---5----5----6---|----5--5--------|---------------/11-/11---------|
-/5---------------6|5----------5--|-12-12-12----------12-------------|
--------------------|--5-------------|------------12--------12-12----|
--------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
--------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------19-------------|
-------11-12------------20-|-20-20-208-------18------------|
-12-----------12--17/19----|-------------19----------17/19-|
----12--------12-----------|-------------19----------------|
---------------------------|-------------------------------|
---------------------------|-------------------------------|
-15-----------------------------|--------------------------|
---14-11/12-11/12---12----------|-12-12-12-----------------|
-----------------------12-------|-12-12-12----12--12-------|
-----------------------------12-|-------------12-----12----|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------|
Take me back...
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------------------------|
---/12-----14------14/--|
-9----------------------|
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